Congratulations to Hornet Baseball Alum @billyrabbit53 for making the Naval Academy Baseball Roster! Kid turned down an opportunity at a D2, bet on himself, & went to work to play at a D1! He is going to do great things for that team and for our country!
I think that Player of the Year race, to whatever extent there was one, is over. Speaks volumes that a player who won the Players and Masters and completed the career grand slam, likely will not be the POY in 2025.
Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.
The framers of our Constitution knew that our republic would endure only if our presidents have the character and honor to put duty ahead of self interest. President Biden deserves our gratitude for his decades of service to our nation and for his courageous decision today.
A great emotional open on NBC before its coverage of the U.S. Open begins, with Payne Stewart’s son, Aaron, reflecting on his father’s legacy 25 years after his 1999 U.S. Open win: